Souvenir videos

There are a wide range of videos for sale. Purchase your copy of historic footage of the Murray riverboat era! You will be delighted with our extensive range of silent movies, early talkies and
modern feature movies.

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All The Rivers Run	1984 Singrid Thornton & John Waters. A story of the love between a woman, a mand and the river that binds them together. Adapted from Nancy Cato's best selling novel, All The Rivers Run. Filmed in echuca in and around the Port Precinct area, featuring the P.S. Pevensey.
Riverboats Remembered	Rare footage of the history of the Murray Riverboats from 1920-1970, the declining cargo trade, the restoration of some paddleboats, and last footage of others which have since disappeared. Includes footage of 1920 & 1950 floods.
A Grand Old Lady	It's all aboard an historic adventure on the mighty Murray River with the Paddlesteamer Adelaide and the Barge D26. Charles (Bud) Tingwell and members of the Echuca Steam Navigation Company will take you on a memorable journey from Echuca to Barmah and back again to mark the 125th Birthday of the Adelaide and the 75th Birthday of the Barge D26.
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Australia's Silent Cinema - A National's Heritage
Women of the silent era	1896-1930 images show on-screen and behind the screens roles and activities of women in the pioneering days of Australia's silent cinema.
The Dreaming Reels	two volumes of Aboriginal images in Australian silent films 1898-1937. Includes doco-drama Coorab in the Island of Ghosts (1929) and the documentry The Native Problem in Queensland (1937).
Bail Up!	1906-1928 fragments of only surviving scenes of silent films depicting Bushrangers. Includes The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), Thunderbolt (1910), and Robery Under Arms (1920).
The shamrock in the bush	Irish in Australian film 1906-1935. Shows documentary, actuality and feature films including The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906),The Funeral of Cardinal Morgan (1911), and The Kid Stakes (1927).
Australia in World War 1	Includes most significant surviving footage of The Great War 1914-1918. Authentic, moving images photographed both with the home fronts of Australia and Britain, and on the Battlefields of Gallipoli and the Western Front.
Australia's Silent Cinema - Features
The Sentimental Bloke	1919 Classic Australian silent screen by Longford and Lyell ( from C.J.Dennis's original verse, is a simple story of 'the Bloke' who gives up drinking and two-up games for the love of Doreen.
For the Term of his natural Life	Marcus Clark's 1927 classic novel of Australia's colonial past, brought to the silent screen as an epic drama.
The Women Suffers	Celebrated and controversial 1918 silent feature by Raymond Longford and Lottie Lyell, a 'star photoplay' filmed in South Australia, is an elaborate story of seduction and revenge.
Romance of Runnibede	1928 silent romantic and adventure classic set in Queensland bush with the heroine kidnapped by local Aborigines.
The Kid Stakes	1927 silent film by Arthur Higgins in the back streets of Woolloomooloo, Sydney - Popular comic strip character Fatty Finn comes to life, and with his friends attempts to rescue, and run their pet goat in a local race.
The Breaking of the Drought	Franklyn Barrett's 1920 silent feature vividly brings to life the trials and tribulations of an outback bush family coping with drought conditions at Narrabri and Moree in New South Wales.
On Our Selection	1920 true account film of the adventures of the Rudd family as they struggled to make a living from the land.
The Man from Kangaroo	1920 romance and hig adventure form the basis for this action-packed film of champion athlete Reg 'Snowy' Baker as a boxing parson who must rescue both his ministry and his sweetheart from the villians.
A Girl from the Bush	1921 Franklyn Barrett feature on the scenes of station life where the heroine exemplifies an Australian theme from the bush.
The Cheaters	1929/30 crime melodrama with vengeance, mystery and romance where Paula Marsh struggles to break free from her past as a 'cheater' to find true romance and happiness.
Australia's Talkies Sound Cinema - Treasures from the National Collection
The Australian Image	A look at the way Australia's national character has been defined and interpreted by our screen and sound.
EFFTEE Entertainers	Music and comedy acts from some of Australia's top stage stars. Efftee opens a window on the Australian world of variety in the early 1930s.
Fashion Daze	1910-1970 Australian style on the catwalks. Focus is on local and overseas designs with parades of lingerie, day wear, hats, leisure wear, evening wear and bridal gowns.
The Game is Up	An insight into the contribution of women to Australian sport and physical activity with footage from 1896 - 1956.
Great Australian Disasters of the 20th Century	Unforgetable footage of natural disasters and human catastrophes, and the work of the volunteers and special organisations as they dealt with these emergencies.
Once Upon a Dream	An entertaining and historical documentary retracing the life of Sydney's Capital Theatre, from its 1920 heady days to its restoration in 1990s.
Walkabout	the Chauvels' legendary 1950s outback expedition. A ground breaking expedition to remote northern and central Australia filmed by Charles and Elsa Chauvel in the 1950s. Includes the complete series of 13 episodes produced for British television.
Australia's Talkies Sound Cinema - Australian Newsreels
At The Front	1939-1945 Australia's World War II Newsreels. Australian troops in action, Menzies announcing the war, the Coral Sea victory, the assult on Salamaua, and the submarine attack on Sydney Harbour.
Home Front	1939-1945 WWII Home Front Newsreels. Relive the experiences of Australians at home and their support for the war effort. Japanese raids on Darwin, the Land Army women, and peace celebrations.
Newsreels Nostalgia	1908-1975 Great moments that captured Australias history including the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, phar Lap, Miss Australia 1954, the Petrov affair, and the Beatles vist to Australia.
skeletons in our closet	Advertising and films from the 1930s-1960s which show some of the changes in lifestyle and attitudes in Australian society.
Sun, Surf, and Sand	Celebrating more than 40 years of Australian beach culture.
Australian Cinema - Modern Features
In the wake of The Bounry	1933 Errol Flynn plays Fletcher Christian leading the mutiny against Lt.Bligh filmed in part on Pitcairn Island - perhaps the most accurate account using Bligh's own logs to recreate the historical voyage.
Heritage - Charles Chauvel Classic	1935 Explores 150 years of Australian history through the myths of visionaries, the pioneer and the nation-builder. A fictional account of James Morrison, Biddy O'Shea, and their children as the nation's destiny unfolds.
Uncivilised	1936 Fictional high society author sets off into the unknown territory in search of an aboriginal tribe ruled by a white man. Filmed in northern Queensland and on Palm Island.
Forty Thousand Horsemen - A Chauvel Classic	1940 Epic tale of the Australian Light Horse and the desert campaign of World War 1. The film is remembered for its famous battle scenes, and Chips Rafferty's portrayal of the laconic Aussie Digger.
The Rats of Tobruk	1944 The story of three Australian soldiers fighting in North Africa in World War II. Chauvel filmed the massive tank attach at Singleton, and the reconstructed war-torn Tobruk in a set at Camden.
Smithy	1946 A recreation of the dramatic life story of aviation hero, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Includes newsreel footage of the gala opening at the State Theatre in Sydney.
Sons of Matthew	1949 Story of the O'Riordan family, as they struggle through the rough mountain timber country of Queensland. Includes spectacular scenery and action scenes.
Jedda	(in colour)- 1955 Jedda is an Aboriginal girl from the Arunta tribe, raised by white parents on a northern buffalo station. With the arrival of an Aboriginal man, she is forced to come to terms with her background.